HUNDRED YEARS WAR

According to the AP, "The dispute between Britain and France over disarming Saddam Hussein exploded into open hostility Thursday, as furious British officials accused the French of all but ensuring there will be a war."

Oh please tell me the Royal Marines have landed at Calais.

LIBERALS FUNDED FROM STUDENT TUITION

Amazing that universities are collecting funds from student tuition to donate to Ralph Nader's leftist groups. See Nader Scams College Kids.

COMMUNIST ANTI-WAR RALLIES, AGAIN

A.N.S.W.E.R., the Communist front organization that supports the right of Saddam Hussein to massacre his people, is organizing yet another rally against military action to free Iraq. I am impressed with the moral consistency of the left over the years. Human rights only have meaning to them if the United States seems to support, however indirectly, any nation that violates human rights by, say, executing convicted murders. But the left has consistently been unconcerned by brutal dictatorships operating under the red flag of revolution. That's why you never saw them rally against Stalin or Mao despite the holocausts they caused in their own countries and abroad (more than 100 million deaths attributable to 20th Century Communism). And now, they come to the defense of Saddam Hussein, who's regime seeks to imitate, with success, the brutal and inhumane excesses of Uncle Joe.

WAR DELAY COULD COST ALLIED LIVES

As France continues to push to delay military action, the result will be to complicate the mission of the allied forces when they invade Iraq. Once the temperature exceeds 70°F, chemical warfare protection gear becomes very difficult to wear. In Southern Iraq, temps are already rising into the 70s and 80s. Seasonal sandstorms are beginning to kick up in the Iraqi desert. If France succeeds in pushing this process for another month or two, then no invasion can take place until the fall, giving Saddam a lot of extra time to extend the Iraqi Manahattan Project, to process more toxins, to execute more political opponents, to rape the families of those who don't toe the line and to withhold money and food from Iraqi children. Not that we expect France to care about such things, since their oil contracts and shipment of military equipment to Iraq can continue.

SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER ASSASSINATED

Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic was assassinated today, just weeks after Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia & Montenegro. Were the killers pro-Milosevic Serbian nationalists, independence-minded Kosovars, Al Qaeda operatives supporting the Muslim minority or organized crime? Time will tell.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR...HUMAN SHIELDS

Saddam is planning on killing his own people when the forces of light and goodness invade to liberate his country. Keep this in mind while enjoying the Oscars^®.

FREEDOM FRIES

As an attempt to offend a nation known for its culinary excellence, here's failure. Removing the word "French" from the names of deep fried potatoes and cafeteria-quality egg-dipped toast should be a welcome move in Paris.

WHAT'S THE UN CHARTER SAY ABOUT TIBET, IVORY COAST?

Kofi Annan is worried that the United States will violate the UN Charter by going to war without the consent of France's weapons industry, Tibet's occupier, Chechnya's attacker and the main supporter of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Always a problem when discussing invasion in a committee of invaders, oppressors and tyrants (see below). It was good to see the White House ratchet up the rhetoric yesterday, by asking where the UN was for the people of Rwanda and Kosovo. Ari Fleischer said:

But from a moral point of view, as the world witnessed in Rwanda, and as the world witnessed in Kosovo, the United Nations Security Council will have failed to act once again. And this is becoming a trend for the United Nations Security Council, where in the most important security issues around the world, they're leaving regions of the world in which humanity is suffering from ethnic cleansing, is suffering from mass killings, and in the case of Iraq, suffering from the possibility of the use of weapons of mass destruction -- the United Nations Security Council is, from a moral point of view, leaving the people of these regions on the sidelines.

JEWS PUSHING FOR WAR?

Rep. James Moran (D-VA) said, "If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this." Gee, I wonder why he didn't mention the Protocals of the Elders of Zion. I doubt that the congressman is anti-semitic, but he certainly is stupid.

CBS POLL: SUPPORT FOR WAR INCREASES, BUT DECREASES FOR UN

CBS has done a good job showing how polling questions can be phrased to get varying answers. So, which question gets more to the heart of the issue? Do you support war against Iraq without UN approval? Do you support war against Iraq if France, Russia and China veto a new resolution? 55% say do it without UN approval, but only 44% say do it even with a veto from France, Russia and China. Besides showing that at least 11% of the public are too stupid to be permitted suffrage, this kind of result gives an opportunity for some creative writing. The headline writer on CBS says "Poll: Losing Patience With The U.N." That's a fair summary. But the author of the story on the poll hits early with "Support for U.S. military action remains high, though less than half believe the U.S. should move ahead if France, Russia or China uses its veto power to block a U.S.-sponsored resolution in the Security Council." Both are true and both give different impressions.

Fine. Faced with some idiotic inconsistencies in answers, its hard to know which results are most important.. But does it really matter? It probably did to the 42nd President, but a principled President will only care about polls for determining how to market his policies, not to determine what will be American policy. In any case, it looks like people are beginning to recognize the idiocy of the U.N., and that maybe U.S. foreign policy should not require the approval of France or Chile.

LET'S TAKE TODAY OFF AND CELEBRATE

Today is the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers, according to the ACLU website. Meanwhile, British researchers have discovered that fetuses may have consciousness and the ability to feel pain prior to the third trimester.

SYRIA AND ANGOLA CONTROL UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY

According to those who worship the United Nations, a majority vote of the members of the Security Council is required before the United States can rightfully execute its foreign policy goals with respect to Iraq. So we have the spectacle of Colin Powell begging the leaders of Angola, Cameroon, Chile, Mexico, Pakistan and Guinea for their votes, and he won't even bother trying to get the approval of human rights authority Syria. So, let's take a look at these nations who have the authority (according to the left) to tell the United States how to properly conduct its foreign relations. According to the CIA Factbook:

ANGOLA: Just emerged from a 27 year civil war in 2002. Still trying to construct a Republic.

CAMEROON: Has a multi-part Republic. First legalized more than one political party in 1990. The State Department says, "It is not uncommon for a uniformed member of the security forces to stop motorists on the pretext of a minor or non-existent violation of the local motor vehicle regulations in order to extort small bribes."

CHILE: Decided to try being a Republic in 1990.

MEXICO: Enjoyed one-party rule from 1910-2000. The State Departments says, "Criminal assaults occur on highways throughout Mexico. Therefore, travelers should exercise caution when traveling on all highways in Mexico and use "toll" ("cuota") roads, rather than the less secure "free" ("libre") highways, whenever possible."

GUINEA: First elections held in 1993. The State Department says, "Visitors are advised to restrict photography to private gatherings. Explicit permission from the Guinean government should be obtained before photographing military and transportation facilities, government buildings or public works. Taking a photograph without permission in any public area may provoke a response from security personnel or offend the people being photographed."

PAKISTAN: Republic under military regime since 1999. The State Department says, "the Department has ordered the departure of all non-emergency personnel and family members of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Pakistan."

SYRIA: Republic under military regime since March 1963. And the State Department says, "Syria is included on the Department of State's list of state sponsors of terrorism. A number of terrorist groups present in Syria oppose U.S. policies in the Middle East."

Not exactly a long history of stable representative government, but clearly experienced enough to judge American foreign policy. And don't forget that the oppressive, abusive, communist Chinese dictatorship has a veto, so does Russia's embryonic republic.

BLIX BIAS

Hans Blix has tried over the last several months to be perceived as both tough and fair. While giving lip service to the "last chance for Iraq" school of thought and stating on numerous occasions that Iraq hasn't disarmed, he has also demanded more time to prepare additional reports on Iraq's (non)compliance, despite the lack of authority in Resolution 1441. Last week he gave his oral report to the UN Security Council, and I half expected him to segue into an episode of Sprockets. The thrust of the oral statement...Iraq is starting to be very helpful. Not exactly the same as saying "Iraq has disarmed" as required by 1441, but understood to be the same by the French. Now, it appears that Blix buried a bombshell -- the existence of an unmanned drone configured to deliver chemical or biological weapons. The drone was not declared in Iraq's statement to the Security Council, and that would be a material breach to any intelligent observer. But the question remains -- Are the French intelligent?